Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government confirmed two cases of the 'highly-contagious' Norovirus in two children on Sunday. Precautionary precautions have been taken, according to the state health agency, because the virus is thought to spread through contaminated water and food. Kerala's health minister, Veena George, has asked people to keep their homes clean.

The infection was detected when eight students from a government upper primary school in Kayamkulam, Kerala's Alappuzha district, were admitted to a hospital on Saturday for uneasiness caused by probable food poisoning. According to reports students' samples were analysed at a government facility. The virus "can be cured" and "prevented from spreading," according to the state's health minister.

The Norovirus causes gastrointestinal sickness, which includes stomach and intestine lining irritation, severe vomiting, and diarrhoea. Healthy people are unaffected by the virus, but it can be dangerous for children, the elderly, and persons with comorbidities. Close contact with infected persons or touching contaminated surfaces are both easy ways to spread the virus. It can also be contracted by eating food prepared or handled by someone who has a stomach bug. 

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